(16) - A Beautilicious Reflection of A Personalized Narrative

I guess in a sense I could say that it all started out at birth because, let's be honest, everything started there, but for sake of writing space and boring all of you with minuscule details of my life I'll just say that it all started with the day that Sister Steadman assigned to write a personal narrative.  I'd have to say that I definitely have learned some new things.  First off I learned the big difference between a personal essay and a personal narrative.  Let's just say that my first draft of this assignment was just me telling everyone about my story rather than showing it with stories, dialogue, and rhetorical tools. My first draft was boring even to me, the person who wrote it.  But thank goodness for critics.  After realizing my deadly error I became more aware of how to create a good personal narrative.  I was able to put more life into a story from my teenage years that truly helped my story come to life.  I realized the importance of helping people get "caught" in my story.  That's what I learned.  Amazing things!